Walter Hilton

"I desire the love of God not because I am worthy, but because I am unworthy."

"They must not fear, nor regard as sin, or take to heart any evil impulses to sin or to blasphemy, or doubts about the Sacrament, or any other such ugly temptations; for to experience these temptations…"

"A venial sin of your own is a greater obstacle to your experiencing the love of Jesus Christ than the sin of anyone else, however great it may be. It is clear, then, that you must harden your heart ag…"

"There are many who are hypocrites although they think they are not, and there are many who are afraid of being hypocrites although they certainly are not. Which is the one and which is the other God k…"

"One who loves God retains this humility at all times, not with weariness and struggle, but with pleasure and gladness."

"Others, who have the common amount of charity and have not yet grown in grace to this extent, but are guided by their own reason, struggle and strive all day against their sins in order to acquire vir…"

"We therefore need to know the gifts given us by God, so that we may use them, for by these we shall be saved."

"What is humility but truthfulness? There is no real difference."